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Updated January 4, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Japanese : ‘placid well’; a habitational name from Hiraimura in Settsu (now part of Hyōgo prefecture). Families bearing this name descend variously from the Fujiwara, Taira, Minamoto, and other clans. The name is also found in the Ryūkyū Islands.

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